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Public health officials report state's first case of measles since 2019Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday announced the first case of measles in the state since 2019. The Cook County Department of Public Health reported a su...
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Experts describe battle of wits between COVID-19 variants and vaccinesOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Expert diagnosticians in Chicago for a College of American Pathologists' annual meeting advised scheduling an updated COVID-19 shot as one of the best ways to stay healt...
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Why Maine Township District 207 is getting a $44,904 payout from Big Tobacco firmOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - Maine Township High School District 207 will receive a five-figure payout from a leading tobacco company as part of a nationwide, $168 million settlement over teen vapin...
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Another vaping settlement: District 204 to get more than $240,000Sep 27, 2023 1:00 am - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 will receive more than $240,000 as part of a vaping settlement against Altria Enterprises. District 204 is among 1,596 government entiti...
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Drive-through flu shots Oct. 4 in RosemontSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - State Rep. Brad Stephens and state Sen. Rob Martwick are hosting a drive-through flu shot event from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Rosemont Theatre parking lot, 5...
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Two more E. coli cases confirmed at Huntley High, as search for source continuesSep 26, 2023 1:00 am - Officials have confirmed two more cases of E. coli connected to an outbreak last week at Huntley High School. The two additional cases bring the total to nine, McHenry C...
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Free at-home COVID-19 test kits are back. Here's how to get yours.Sep 25, 2023 1:00 am - Monday marked the return of free at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government, a move that comes amid an uptick in patients hospitalized with the virus. Individual...
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Lake County reports first human West Nile virus case of 2023Sep 24, 2023 1:00 am - A Lake County resident in their 60s became the first person in the county to test positive for West Nile virus this year, county health department officials said. The pe...
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Des Plaines District 62 hosting COVID-19, flu vaccine clinicSep 24, 2023 1:00 am - Des Plaines School District 62 and Jewel-Osco are partnering for an upcoming COVID-19 and influenza vaccine clinic. The clinic is set for Oct. 12 at Algonquin Middle Sch...
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Search continues for source of E. coli outbreak at Huntley HighSep 24, 2023 1:00 am - In the wake of a seventh confirmed case, health officials continue to search for the source of an E. coli outbreak among students at Huntley High School. The McHenry Cou...